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S. A. T. C.
EDITION
S. A. T. C.
EDITION
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 15.
Construction of Hut For Y.M.at K.U.Camp Will Begin This Week
Building Near Barracks to the Center of Campus Religious Activities
Work Interdenominational
Peace, If It Comes, Will Only Increase Task, Declares Secretary Parker
Construction of a Y. M. C. A. but on the south tennis court near the S. A. T. C. barracks will begin this week under direction of John Sheen, superintendent of grounds for the University, and it is expected that it will be completed in two or three weeks, according to announcement made today by Frank Parker, acting secretary of the University Y. M. C. A. Arrangements for the construction of the building were made with the University authorities after J. S. Switzer, of the Chicago office of the Y. M. C. A. had come to Lawrence to explain some of the items in the specifications.
The building is to be 26 by 80 feet in size, one story high, and is to be provided at one end with two bedrooms, a store room, lavatory, and space with moving picture booth above. At the opposite end of the building will be a stage and two dressing rooms. Along the sides of the building will be desks for writing, and down the center will be benches that will seat about 200 men. The building is to be heated with furnaces in the same way the barracks are heated.
The building is to be coated with the green stain and white trim used on Y. M. C. A. buildings in other camps and is to have a roof of a red prepared roofing. Time of completion of the building depends to some extent upon the ease with which a crew of carpenters is obtained.
FIVE SECRETARIES POSSIBLE
FIVE SECRETARIES POSSIBLE
Mr. Parker is to be in charge of the Hut and its activities. For cantonments of this size, four assistants are allowed, one to direct social affairs, one to direct religious affairs, one to take charge of the athletic activities, and the fourth to be in charge of the desk from which stamps will be filled, stationery supplied.
It is customary in camps of this size for the American Library Association to supply a library of some 200 volumes of fiction, poetry, and some technical books.
"We expect to make the Y. M. C. A. hut the center of the religious activities of the camp," said Mr. Parker this morning. "We want to promote the religious life of the men here, and to do this I have in mind a man from Kansas City who, I believe, will fill the bill.
"The social secretary will provide entertainments and motion picture shows and otherwise look after the social activities, and the athletic secretary will stimulate the playing of informal games of all kinds.
"The athletic secretary at all times will co-operate with the authorities of the University in promoting mass athletics. In fact, all the work of the Y. association with the University athletic director."
Mr. Parker explained that while the Y. m. hut would not be larger enough for the larger meetings, it will be the center of Y. M. activities, and these larger meetings will be held in Fraser Hall.
PEACE INCREASES PROBLEM
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8, 1918.
THE religious services in the Hut will be interdenominational in character," said Mr. Parker, "and it will be our policy to co-operate with the down-town churches and endeavor to have as many of the men as possible attend these churches.
The Knights of Columbus will be invited to make use of the building for mass and confessional if they so desire.
"My policy, as head of the Y. M. C A. here, will be to co-operate with all other welfare organizations, to the end that all may render the greatest possible service to the soldiers.
"Pace rumors, and even the signing of peace itself, will not lessen the work of the Y. M. C. A." continued Mr. Parker. "On the contrary, a declaration of peace would only increase the work there is for you to do. It would be dearest, the stimming he gone, and the army training will be all the more irksome. It would be at least nine or ten months before the student armies would be
disbanded, and the Y. M. C. A. wort will have to go on. The building is going to be built, peace or not."
Pay Day Saturday—
To Disburse $38,100
Pay day will be Saturday for the S. A. T. C. The sum of $3,100 is to be disbursed to the men of the command here. They are to be lined up in alphabetical order for pay. Payment is to begin at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at the gymnasium. The officer in charge expects to finish paying the entire command in two and a half hours.
The War Here and Over There
One report says that the Germans in their precipitate retreat from Sedan are using French cows to haul horses, and have been aweed clear of horses.
The American troops have advanced twenty-four miles in six days, liberating one hundred French villages and several thousand civilians. They have cut the German main railroad system of communication from the Western front through Laxemburg, the Germain field and 3d armies, holding the pivot of the whole front, in full retreat. Our troops have been hailed as deliverers by the French under the Hun for more than four years.
The Huns are being driven out of France. They are being pushed back over the frontier all the way from the Meuse westward. Their last stand must be in Belgium.
Germans can cross Hungary only upon the condition that they lay down their arms upon entering Hungarian territory to be forwarded to Germany later.
Included in the Rainbow Division, which, together with the First Division made the final whirlwind rush into Sedan, is the signal corps unit which is made up almost entirely of Kansas City men and an ammunition train composed almost entirely of Rosedale men.
American forces on the Meuse at one point have swum the river, 160 feet wide, crossed a half mile stretch of mud and a 50-foot canal in the face of a frightful enemy fire and have driven the Hun from the east bank at this point. The first to cross to swim for it, because they were the least exposed in that manner of crossing and they could carry ropes and other paraphernalia for assisting the troops. The steep sides of the canal could not be scaled without the aid of grapping hooks. This would have been a hard enough task for men undisturbed by the enemy's guns, but its accomplishment was almost inconceivably under the violent enemy fire.
The German press considers the Austrian armistice conditions severe and unjust. They take the stand that if these terms were imposed upon Germany, it would mean that all that had gone before "would be trifling compared to the horrors to come." In criticism of the "hunger blockade," and the lack of mutuality regarding the release of prisoners they say have history, she no such condi- tions since" the days of the Athenian prisoners in the lead mines of Syracuse. The peace of Brest-Litovsko was admirable and humane compaired with conditions of the Austrian armistice."
A Democratic leader in the Senate, Senator Martin of Virginia, has declared his opposition to universal military training, saying it would lead to continued heavy expenses for cantonments and other war necessities in peace times. He stated that immediately upon the signing of an armistice by Germany Congress should call upon the executive departments of the government to ask a curtailment of war expenses and that the War Department should be asked to stop calling men into military service as soon as the war ends. The reduction of the number of clerks employed in Washington and the abandonment of the construction of housing for purely war activities are methods suggested by Senator Martin for the curtailing of the War expenses.
Company C had actual trench experience today. They were detailed to fill in the dirt over tiling in a ditch in front of their barracks.
Military Men And Deans Make Talks To Section A Men
'Good Soldier is Good Citizen'
Says Lieutenant Frank
Courier
Officers Must Be Leaders
Heads of University Departments Explain Courses Offered on Campus
"We need men who are not only willing to go to France but who will fight for the chance to go. To make an officer a man must first be a man. He must be intellectually, morally and physically a man. He must have confidence and conviction, with the ability to make others feel it. A good soldier is a good citizen," said Lieut. Frank J. Cramer in his talk to the Section A man at Fraser Hall this morning.
Officers in all branches of the service who wish to qualify as officers must be leaders of men and know how to handle them, according to Lieut. Cramer. The qualifications as to education for the infantry are the least, the artillery requires math, the air service requires the same as the artillery with a general understanding of machinery, the ordance corps and quartermaster's corps require a business education, and the navy and marines requirements are about the same as the infantry.
"First and last, learn to be a man and what to and what not to do and don't hesitate," said Lieutant Cramer in closing.
Prof. F. B. Dains told of the requirements for the medical corps and the work offered by the University. F. J. Kelly explained the difference in the work to be offered next semester. F. J. Richardson gave the men an outline of the work in the rehabilitation camps. Prof. H. P. Cady explained the chemical courses. Doctor Nelson gave the men an outline of the pharmaceutical work offered. Denn Shaid gave the plans of the School of Engineering. Dean Green gave the Laws a talk.
Dean Blackman explained the government insurance to the men and will give advice to all of the men on insurance in the future. "It is very important to get the full amount to take out the full amount of insurance given by government," said the dean.
Dr. Raymond C. Moore Special Revenue Agent
Dr. Raymond C. Moore of the department of reology has been appointed a special agent of the internal revenue office, according to a telexram from Washington he received yesterday. Dr. Moore's new work will take him away from the University about two days each week, and will consist of assisting in oil and gas valuation work.
The following men will leave November 12, for Georgia "Tech." These men were recruited for the Marines but owing to the fact that the quota was not filled they are being sent to Georgia;
George A. Davis, Ward B. Egbert,
Galen A. Gorrill, Myron W. Husband,
George W. Jones, Warren P.
Mason, Louis R. Miller, James R.
Nevitt, Royal R. Ryan, Embry L.
Williams.
Dr. Moore's appointment is the result of the rush of war work at the Treasury Department. He will receive only his expenses.
Ten S.A.T.C. Men To Georgia Tech Nov. 12
Influenza Epidemic
Causes Late Start
In Debating League
Preliminaries May Not Be Possible This Year Before Christmas
"If the war should end tomorrow, we should need for the work of these seven Welfare organizations more than the amount asked. It will take at least sixteen months to return our army from abroad and to hold up their morale after fighting ceases will be a challenge to the American people. . . . The period of demobilization must not become a period of demoralization."
JOHN R. MOTT says:
Sixty Schools in the League
Question Relates to Settlement of Labor Disputes By Arbitration Courts
MAZZINI said:
The Kansas High School Debating League will get a late start this year due to the influenza epidemic. The interest seems to be as great as in former years, according to a statement by H. G. Ingham of the extension division, but due to unsettled conditions and the suspension of school in many cities it has been implem- tioned to report reports from the various districts. Schools have been unable to commence the training of their teams.
"The morrow of victory is more perilous than its eve."
The executive committee has under consideration the postponing for three or four weeks of the final dates of the district and interdistrict debates in order to give more time for preparation. Under the constitution of the league, the series in each district must be completed before January 15 and all except the final debate between district champions must be finished by March 1, the final debate occurring at Lawrence at the time of the basket ball tournament in March.
The prospects of an armistice makes the call of the United War Work Campaign more urgent than before.
There are a total of sixty schools enrolled in the league to date for this year, but the reports are not entirely complete. The seventh district leads as usual with nineteen schools and the fifth is second with 12. The other districts have from five to eight schools each except the third with only two.
The first of the district debates is usually held the latter part of this month in the larger districts, but Mr. Ingham announced that the debates would not be held under any conditions until the danger from the imminent overtly over, even if meant postponing the opening until after Christmas.
If this is necessary it will probably mean an improvement in the quality of the debates because of the extra time for thorough preparation. The judge for all of the debates is, "Resolutions should be compiled to settle their disputes in legally established courts of arbitration."
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One new case of influenza was reported at the S. A. T. C. infirmary this morning. There are now thirty-seven cases in Barrracks 1 and twenty in the Sunshine Hospital. All the patients in Barrracks 1 are to be moved into the Franklin House, which has been made a part of the S.A.T.C. infirmary, and into the University Hospital.
Trained with British Flying Corps Harold E. King, who leaves today to take his physical examination for entrance into the aviation service, has already served in the British Royal Flying Corps. King had adaption when he fell and broke his ankle. Being discharged from the service King came to K. U. and enlisted in the S. A. T. C.
All Patients to Be Out
Of Barracks 1 Saturday
K. U. WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Barracks 1 will have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before being assigned to A Company.
Trained with British Flying Corps
Floor of Barracks 2 Burns; Damage Slight
A small fire which might easily have become serious, woke up the men of Company B in the second floor of Barracles 2 this morning at about five o'clock. The fire-builders had built a roaring fire in the furnace heating the upper floors.
The pipe downstairs became roo hot and a pair of trousers and a pair of leggins which had been put on the register to dry caught fire and were destroyed. The floor was slightly worn but no further damage was done.
Plain Tales From the Hill
The particular zest and enthusiasm with which the men in Barracks 7 sang the line of a popular song, "With your hair cut just as short as mine," last Thursday brought Professor Arthur Nevin, quondam Major Nevin, to a realization of the fact that the flowing locks of a musician are rather out of place in an army camp. So last night the camp song was then shorn locks, not quite so closely cut, military haircut, but still enough to make him look a dozen years younger.
"And you fellows are responsible for it. He declared Professor Nevin to him."
Then they demanded "Mr. Zip-zip-
zip" again.
S. A, T. C. — Save All The Crumbs.
Take it any way you want to.
The sweet singer of the Hostess House Cafeteria warbles thusly on placards in each of the barrack buildings:
The Hostess House Cafeteria
When opens next week
Is "the" place to go
For good things to eat
For good things to eat.
Pulverised liver of a greenish tinge was the chief article of food at breakfast this morning in some of the mess- halls. Which caused one rooky to say: "There must have been ladies present when General Sherman defined war."
In reply to an anxious mother's inquiry about the food one of the boys in Company L wrote as follows:
*Dear Mother: I never ate anything like it before. We get all we can eat—and a lot that we can't eat.*
"Shucks," complained a melancholy rooky, "we'll never get to France. There isn't even room there for us now."
"Yes," answered his bunny, "but there's lots of room in Germany."
Moss hall rumor is it that the S.
A. T. C will turn out to be a developer.
Joshua Dwyer, anybody who has eaten chosen best can enjoy it wafrey's hash and biscuits.
The permanent income amendment has been made permanent, and the war experts say the shooting is all over and we're ready for the shouting, so now all K. U. students have to pray for is a football game. They've long since quit hoping for a football season.
The Rumors of a Day
The armistice was signed this afternoon, and the S. A. T. C. will be demobilized tomorrow morning between revelle and breakfast.
The navy was informed yesterday that squirg guns would be issued at once. Today the aviators got word grenades were being fired in rifles would be here in a few days.
The captain has ordered forty bules of barbed wire, to be sturring in the company streets and wound up each night. This is taken to mean that the soldiers will be sent to France P. awful D. to untangle the entanglements.
The naval detachment will proceed at once to Pola or Trieste or Amsterdam or somewhere to take possession of the surrendered Austrian fleet, which henceforth will be used as S. A. T. C. training ships.
Forty-eight hour passes will be given all men in the camp beginning tomorrow morning. The reporter who brought this in says it isn't a rumor
All men heretofore rejected because of flat feet are to be sought out and given special inducements to en- r the army. They will be used in Flanders where the mud makes web feet particularly valuable.
And so on, ad finitum.
Only S.A.T.C. to Attend K.U.-Oklahoma Game, Health Board Orders
After Calling Off Contest, Medical Authorities Rescind Order
Play Will Begin at 3 p. m.
Varsity Shows Up Well In Second Scrimmage With Haskell
Only S. A. T. C. men may attend the Oklahoma-Kansas game at McCook Field, Saturday, W. O. Hamilton, athletic director, announced this afternoon. This is in accordance with an order received from Dr. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the state health, lifting the ban for the game, which will be permitted to attend. The Oklahoma team will arrive in Lawrence early Saturday. The game is scheduled for 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Prospects for a victory against Oklahoma in the game Saturday were brighter today, after the excellent showing of Coach Bond's men in a workout Thursday night and against the Haskell Indians in a scrimmage on McCook Field Wednesday afternoon. Every man on the team showed improvement in form against the Indians and Coach Bond said today he was well pleased with the Jayhawkers' playing.
LONBORG AND JONES IN
One particular cause for the optimism of the coach and supporters of the team is the Kansas line. With "Dutch" Lonborg at end and "Pete" Jones at guard remaining from last year's veteran line, prospects at the beginning of forwards were slim. But the new men have developed rapidly. Lonborg is playing the same dependable game this year at right end that placed him on the All-Missouri Valley first last year. Jones, shuffled from guard to tackle, repeatedly stopped the plunges of the Indian backfield through his side of the line. Norris, who is also out for a tackle position, played well on the defensive after Jones had left the game. Banta, a new man, is making a great fight for an end position. Patton, former Colorado State end, is just recovering from the influenza and hasn't been out for practice recently.
KANSAS BACKFIELD LIGHT
In the center of the line, Mott, former Baker star, is showing well with McLeed as second choice. Red Demond, a guard from last year's freshman team, played well against Haskell. Harris, another new man, is also showing considerable stuff at guard. Smith, a freshman from Independence, Mo., high school, was one of the stars in Wednesday's scrimmage and, with Marxen, should be able to fill the big hole left at right tackle by the enlistment of George Nettels, All-Valley man last year.
The Kansas backfield, the lightest quartet of backs that has represented K. U. on the gridiron for several years, promises to make up in speed and all around ability what it lacks in weight. Stem Foster, All-Valley quarterback, is better than ever before and his generalship and openfield running are certain to keep the enemy guessing.
HALFBACKS IN PLENTY
There is a wealth of material for the halfback position. Miri Eubla, a veteran of two years' experience in the Valley, sprained a wrist in the Haskell scrimmage and may not be able to play. Bunn, Heizer, Bone, Adams, Watters and Pringle are the other halfback candidates whose work in practice has 'been good'. Bunn's punting and all-around defensive play has stamped him as a regular, and Heizer's ability to hit the line should make him valuable. Simons, who has been playing a great game at full, is on the list of aviators to leave for St. Louis today.
A feature of the play of Bond's men in practice has been the punting of Foster, Bunn and Lonborg, each man's punts averaging between forty-five and fifty yards in practice. The toes of these men should keep the Kansas goal out of danger.
Laurel Brandenburg Dies
Laurel F. Brandenburg, 19-years old, died this afternoon at the S. A. T. C. sunshine hospital of pneumonia. Brandenburg came here from Russell, Kans, September 15, in Section B.